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New York State Department of Health Survey of Discharges by Businesses into State Waterways


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Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series contains forms detailing the amount and type of effluence discharged into the state's rivers, lakes, and streams by various businesses in 1903. Businesses self-reported to the Department of Health, the location and nature of their business; the number of outlets discharging effluvia; processes which created the discharges; the kind, amount, and location of the discharge; and the amount of sewage within the discharge. The numbers of employees by gender, including children under 16 employed, are also listed.
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Survey of discharges by businesses into state waterways
Quantity:

2 cubic feet

4 microfilm rolls 35mm

Inclusive Dates:
1903
Series Number:
12205

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